8:13 AM,
Jul. 10, 2013

U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the border between Arizona and Mexico at the town of Nogales in this July 28, 2010, file photo.

Written by

Alan Gomez
USA TODAY

Republicans in the House of Representatives say any immigration bill they pass must ensure that the nation's Southwest border with Mexico is secured before any process can begin for undocumented immigrants to apply for citizenship.

However, as House Republicans prepare to meet today to plot the way forward on immigration legislation, there is no consensus among them on who should be able to apply for citizenship, exactly how to secure that border or what "secure" even means.

The Senate passed a bill last month that would allow the nation's 11 million unauthorized immigrants to get ...